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Culture and History / Talk / Cities / Travel to Bolan Pass, visa requirements / Bolan Pass attractions and sightseeing / Stay safeThe Bolan Pass is in Pakistan. This route is only open at this time for locals and aid workers.
Culture and History
This is an alternative to the Khyber Pass further North. See comments there; the ethnic groups and dangers are similar.
Talk
The local language is Pushtu, but many people also speak Pakistan's Urdu or Afghanistan's Dari. A few speak English.
Cities
The pass links Kandahar in Afghanistan to Quetta in Pakistan. There are small towns in between.
Travel to Bolan Pass - Visa Requirements
Bolan Pass tourist attractions and sightseeing
A British-led army of mostly Indian troops marched through here during the Second Afghan War, in 1839. Those interested in military history could see the battlefields. The British defeat at Maiwand, near Kandahar, is where Sherlock Holmes' friend Doctor Watson was wounded.
Stay safe
This area, as of mid-2008, is definitely not safe.
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